grievous sins; and I offer Thee in satisfaction for them the satisfaction which Jesus gives Thee upon the Altar. I offer Thee all the merits of Jesus, the Blood of Jesus; Jesus, God and Man, who as a Victim is sacrificing Himself again for me; since upon that Altar my Jesus is my Mediator and my Advocate, by His most Precious Blood He is imploring pardon for me. I unite myself to the voice of that loving Lord; and I ask mercy for all my grievous sins. The Blood of Jesus cries to Thee for mercy; my sorrowful heart also cries to Thee for mercy. Ah, my beloved God, if my tears move Thee not, let the sighs of my Jesus move Thee; and that mercy which He obtained for all mankind upon the Cross, why should He not obtain it for me upon this Altar? Yes, I hope that, in virtue of that most Precious Blood, Thou wilt pardon me all my sins, which I will never cease to lament even to the last moment of my life.
Close your book, and repeat several times acts of true interior and earnest contrition. Give vent to your affections, and in silence, but in the depth of your heart, say to Jesus—
